Manifestations of Anxiety Explaining Tachycardia and Hypertension in a Patient with POTS

Abstract

Background: Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is characterized by autonomic dysfunction causing orthostatic intolerance. Psychiatrists should be aware of POTS because the symptoms exhibited by patients, such as tachycardia, tremulousness, fatigue, and abdominal pain, may be misinterpreted as a primary anxiety disorder, in particular panic disorder, or even as one of the somatoform disorders.